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Providence
Rhode Island
Type of schooling
Public charter
5.7%
1.7%
Other public schools
79.5%
83.7%
Home schooled
0.3%
0.6%
Student eligibility for subsidized-lunch programs
Not eligible
18%
62%
Students from various ethnic backgrounds
African American
22%
8.9%
Asian
6%
3.1%
Hispanic
59%
18.4
Native American
1%
0.7%
White
12%
68.9%
Students receiving ESL or bilingual education services
Non participants
85%
95%
ESL
7%
3.6%
Bilingual
8%
1.4%
Students receiving special education services
Non-Recipients
81%
82%
Self-Contained
9%
5.7%
General Education w/ Supports
10%
12.3%
Homebound / Hospitalized
0%
0.04%
Student Indicators
Mobility Index
28%
16%
Dropout Rate
26%
15.5%
Suspension Rate (Elementary)
6.6
4.4
Suspension Rate (Middle)
45.5
41.2
Suspension Rate (High)
39.1
53.1
Suspension Rate (Special Ed)
29.8
57.0
Teacher Indicators
Teachers with Emergency Certification
21%
1%
Percentage of Classes taught by teacher not Highly Qualified
1%
4%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:14
1:10
Analysis Paragraphs:
The majority of students in Providence and Rhode Island attend public schools. This accounts for 80% of students in Providence and 84% of students in Rhode Island[1] . The dropout rate in Providence is significantly higher than in the rest of the state. Providence has a 26% dropout rate, while Rhode Island has a 15.5% dropout rate[2] . The suspension rates in Providence are also higher than in the remainder of Rhode Island, with the exception of high school and special education students. The high school suspension rate in is 39.1 in Providence and 53.1 in Rhode Island. The special education suspension rate is 29.8 in Providence which is significantly lower than the 57.0 suspension rate in Rhode Island[3] . The schools in Providence have qualified teachers who have a higher teacher-student ratio when compared to Rhode Island. The teacher-student ratio in Providence is 1:14, whereas the state has only a 1:10 ratio[4] . 99% of classes in Providence schools are taught by teachers who are highly qualified, and in the rest of the state only 96% of classes are taught by teacher with these qualifications . 21% of teachers in Providence have emergency certification, whereas only 1% of teacher in the rest of the state have an emergency certification[5] .
Racial diversity is one aspect that clearly distinguishes this district from the rest of the state. Providence schools are more racially diverse when compared to other schools in Rhode Island. African Americans make up 22% of Providence schools and only 8.9% of schools in the rest of the state. Hispanics make up 59% of Providence schools, which is a greater percentage of than the 18.4% of Hispanics that make up other Rhode Island schools. The white population in Providence schools is only 12% and significantly lower than the rest of the state, in which white students make up a dominant 68.9% of the population[6] . The diversity in these schools corresponds to the number of students who are bilingual and are receiving ESL classes. The number of students receiving English as a Second Language classes is much higher is Providence than in the state of Rhode Island. 7% of the students in Providence take ESL classes, compared to only 3.6% in the rest of the state. 8% of students in Providence schools are bilingual, whereas only 1.4% of the student population in schools in Rhode Island are bilingual.[7]
Author: Ruqayya El-Asmar
Demographics and Student Indicators
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Analysis Paragraphs:
The majority of students in Providence and Rhode Island attend public schools. This accounts for 80% of students in Providence and 84% of students in Rhode Island[1] . The dropout rate in Providence is significantly higher than in the rest of the state. Providence has a 26% dropout rate, while Rhode Island has a 15.5% dropout rate[2] . The suspension rates in Providence are also higher than in the remainder of Rhode Island, with the exception of high school and special education students. The high school suspension rate in is 39.1 in Providence and 53.1 in Rhode Island. The special education suspension rate is 29.8 in Providence which is significantly lower than the 57.0 suspension rate in Rhode Island[3] . The schools in Providence have qualified teachers who have a higher teacher-student ratio when compared to Rhode Island. The teacher-student ratio in Providence is 1:14, whereas the state has only a 1:10 ratio[4] . 99% of classes in Providence schools are taught by teachers who are highly qualified, and in the rest of the state only 96% of classes are taught by teacher with these qualifications . 21% of teachers in Providence have emergency certification, whereas only 1% of teacher in the rest of the state have an emergency certification[5] .
Racial diversity is one aspect that clearly distinguishes this district from the rest of the state. Providence schools are more racially diverse when compared to other schools in Rhode Island. African Americans make up 22% of Providence schools and only 8.9% of schools in the rest of the state. Hispanics make up 59% of Providence schools, which is a greater percentage of than the 18.4% of Hispanics that make up other Rhode Island schools. The white population in Providence schools is only 12% and significantly lower than the rest of the state, in which white students make up a dominant 68.9% of the population[6] . The diversity in these schools corresponds to the number of students who are bilingual and are receiving ESL classes. The number of students receiving English as a Second Language classes is much higher is Providence than in the state of Rhode Island. 7% of the students in Providence take ESL classes, compared to only 3.6% in the rest of the state. 8% of students in Providence schools are bilingual, whereas only 1.4% of the student population in schools in Rhode Island are bilingual.[7]
Rhode Island Information Works. (n.d.). Providence. Using Information: Demographics and Indicators. Retrieved October 16, 2010, from http://www.infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2009/queries/FindDist.asp?District=28
Rhode Island Information Works. (n.d.). Providence. Using Information: Demographics and Indicators. Retrieved October 16, 2010, from http://www.infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2009/queries/FindDist.asp?District=28